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ASCEND A 6.034M MOUNT TOCLLARAJU CORDILLERA BLANCA, PERÚ

* Max. altitude of acclimatization trek

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4.450m

* Max. altitude of Mount Tocllaraju

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6.034m (Summit).

* Difficulty

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Difficult.

* Duration

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10 Days.

* Path to ascend Mount Tocllaraju

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NW Ridge.

* Recommended season

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May to September.

* Location

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Cordillera Blanca - Peru

* Starting point of the expedition

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Huaraz – Ancash - Peru

* Type of transportation Lima – Huaraz – Lima

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VIP bus service.

* Places to visit

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Huascaran National Park.

* Percentage of Success

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100%

* Type

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Adventure, High mountain tourism

*Tº on the expedition.

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- Trekking

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at day: + 13ºC to +23ºC

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at night: - 6ºC to - 4ºC

- Ascend

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early morning: - 8ºC to - 10ºC

Itinerary:1st day.- Arrival to Lima.
Pick up at the airport “Jorge Chavez” in Lima and transportation to the reserved hotel in Lima.
Website of the hotel in Lima: http://www.theplacehostal.com.pe/

2nd day.- Departure from Lima to Huaraz (by bus).
We will travel by bus from Lima to Huaraz, the capital of the district of Ancash (3100m). The transport provided by the company “Cruz del Sur” includes a “bus cama”, an overnight trip with reclined seats. http://www1.cruzdelsur.com.pe/
Departure time from Lima is at 09:30am and we will arrive in Huaraz at 5:30pm. Pick up at the bus terminal and transfer to the hotel in Huaraz is included.
The staff of "Enrique Expedition Tours" and the Mountain Guide will be informed about your arrival and will be waiting for you.

3rd day.- Acclimation trek to Lake Churup (4450m)
We will leave the city of Huaraz by private bus to Pitec (3850m). First we will pass the colorful villages of Llupa (3650m) outside of Huaraz, where we will have a panoramic view of the southern part of the Cordillera Blanca. Arriving in Pitec we start the hike to the Lake Churup at 4450m. First we enter the valley of Churup, after some hours of walking we will reach the Lake Churup, where we will stay for one hour before we return to our hotel in Huaraz.
(Elevation change: +650m; Duration: 4-5 hours).
The organization of personal material and logistical information for the ascent to Mount Tocllaraju we will do after the trekking in the evening.

4th day.- Huaraz (3090m) – Pashpa (3600m) – Base Camp Ishinca (4400m).
We will leave Huaraz by private bus to the village of Pashpa, where we expect the donkey driver, who will load the donkeys with our luggage and camping staff. From there the trek starts to the base camp of Ishinca (4400m), what will take us about four to five hours.
(Elevation Change: +800m; Duration: approx. 4-5 hours).

5th day.- Base Camp Ishinca (4400m) – Camp 1 Tocllaraju (5300m).
This day our carrier will bring our camping and climbing equipment (ropes, ice axes, etc.) from the base Camp Ishinca to Camp 1 Tocallaraju (5300m).
From camp Ishinca we will ascend a path through stones until we arrive to the glacier, where we will build up our camp in the snow or alternative in the moraine of Tocllaraju.
(Elevation Change: +900m; Duration: approx. 6-7 hours).

6th day.- Camp 1 Tocllaraju (5300m) –Tocllaraju Summit (6034m) – Base Camp Ishinca.
This day we will attack very early (3-4 am) Tocllaraju summit (6034m). We will cross the glacier in the north N and ascend to the mountain pass with Aquilpo South. By climbing the NE ridge we will have slopes of 55 to 60° and a rimaya in its lower part and a harder part close to the summit. We will cross the rimaya and climb up directly to the summit. Afterwards we will return to our base camp Ishinca.
(Elevation Change: +734m; Duration: approx. 10-12 hours).

7th day.- Extra day in the case of bad weather.
This extra day could be used rest in case the clients are feeling tired or if there was bad weather during the day of the summit climb.

8th day.- Base Camp Ishinca (3600m) – Pashpa (4400m) – Huaraz – Hotel.
After a good breakfast our donkey driver will pack the donkeys with our camping and personal equipment to walk back downhill from the base camp to the center of the village Pashpa. There we will be expected by a bus of the Company "Enrique Expedition Tours", that will bring us to Huaraz – Hotel.
(Elevation Change: -800 m; Duration: approx. 4-5 hours).

9th day.- Departure from Huaraz to Lima (Bus).
Transportation from the hotel to the bus terminal "Cruz del Sur" and depature from Huaraz.
The departure time will be determined by your schedule, in the morning or night.
Morning departure: 11:00 am.
Night departure: 10:30 pm.
Pick up at the bus terminal in Lima and transfer to the hotel booked by us.

10th day.- Transfer from the hotel to the airport - Return to the country of origin.

*** End of the Expedition of the ascend in the Cordillera Blanca Peru ***

Important customer information:
- Dear customers, we recommend making a reservation in advance, so that the price is more economical.
- This advance reservation is carried out 7 months before your arrival date to Huaraz.
- The reservation is made with a deposit of 40% of the total price and 60% need to be paid upon your arrival to Huaraz (Office of Enrique Expedition Tours - Huaraz.).
- After our company, "Enrique Expedition Tours" confirms your reservation deposit we will be sending via e-mail a voucher of the reservation confirmation, where we explain all the details of the itinerary follow upon your arrival to Huaraz. The money of the reservation will be deposited in a bank account of our travel and tourism agency, that we can access if you request.
- Included in the expedition are the nights of accommodation in the hostel in Huaraz included. If you want to stay additional nights in the hostal it costs $ 15.- USD per person and day. The services offered by the hostal "Waullac Inn" you can see on the website: http://www.hostalwaullacinnhuaraz.com
- The transportation Lima - Huaraz-Lima will by the company
- Cruz del sur. Web: http://www.cruzdelsur.com.pe/
- Movil Tours. Web: http://www.moviltours.com.pe/portal/
in their bed service in the bus “bus cama” (VIP)

* Also we have an air service at our flights Lima – Huaraz - Lima
The name of the Company is "LC Peru" - HUARAZ
And the hours of the departure every day.
- Lima - Huaraz: Departure 8:15am. – Arrival 9: 05am.
- Huaraz - Lima: Departure 9:35am. – Arrival 10:25am.
- All passengers have to arrive for any route of flight an hour earlier at the airport for their respective checked luggage.
- LUGGAGE: Each passenger is entitled to 15 kilos of luggage (10 kilos for load and 5 kilos for carry on). If it exceeds this weight you are responsible to pay $1 per kilo (not including taxes).THE COSTS OF THE TICKETS:
- The fare per person is $144.00 USA (subject to availability) For this service, "LC Peru" - HUARAZ communicate with us.